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^i'm about to eat my words. Guess he has becoming a worse and worse rebounder every year. Compared to yi, he's still sick at rebounding
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David Lee's Rebounding
by Sebastian Pruiti
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Despite posting the worst rebound percentage of his career in 2010-11, David Lee was still an above-average rebounder for his position, grabbing 15.3 percent of all available rebounds. (The average power forward was at 14.3 percent). Having Lee on your team--especially a team that finished last in rebounding like the Warriors--would figure to lead to improvement on the glass, but that hasn't been the case. In fact, over the past three seasons, Lee's teams have posted a worse rebounding rate (both offensively and defensively) when Lee was on the court.
According to 82games.com, with Lee on the court, the Warriors grabbed 27.6 percent of all offensive rebounds, 66.8 percent of all defensive rebounds which is good for 47.2 percent of all rebounds. With Lee watching from the bench, the Warriors grabbed 30.7 percent of all offensive rebounds and 67.7 percent of all defensive rebounds, which is 49.2 percent of all rebounds. To figure out why this happens, I think it is important to look at both sides of the ball individually:
Offensive Rebounding
The first reason why the Warriors are a better offensive rebounding team with him off of the floor is Lee's shot selection. Over the past three seasons, Lee's game has drifted to the perimeter and the percentage of shots he has taken outside 10 feet has increased:
*shrug*
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David Lee's Rebounding
by Sebastian Pruiti
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Despite posting the worst rebound percentage of his career in 2010-11, David Lee was still an above-average rebounder for his position, grabbing 15.3 percent of all available rebounds. (The average power forward was at 14.3 percent). Having Lee on your team--especially a team that finished last in rebounding like the Warriors--would figure to lead to improvement on the glass, but that hasn't been the case. In fact, over the past three seasons, Lee's teams have posted a worse rebounding rate (both offensively and defensively) when Lee was on the court.
According to 82games.com, with Lee on the court, the Warriors grabbed 27.6 percent of all offensive rebounds, 66.8 percent of all defensive rebounds which is good for 47.2 percent of all rebounds. With Lee watching from the bench, the Warriors grabbed 30.7 percent of all offensive rebounds and 67.7 percent of all defensive rebounds, which is 49.2 percent of all rebounds. To figure out why this happens, I think it is important to look at both sides of the ball individually:
Offensive Rebounding
The first reason why the Warriors are a better offensive rebounding team with him off of the floor is Lee's shot selection. Over the past three seasons, Lee's game has drifted to the perimeter and the percentage of shots he has taken outside 10 feet has increased:
*shrug*
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